Franklyn
03-12-2008, 07:33 AM
So I have skipped a bit between Blogs. Let me sum up.
Casting was crazy. I saw four Allisons before I met Lauren Kelston, http://www.myspace.com/kelst20
I opened the door and the character walked in and boy was she a character. Diggs http://www.bbauman.com/index.html wasn't a piece of cake either. The rest of the roles kind of fell right into place and we were off and shooting. April 1st, 2006 started this crazy journey that has been "Last Night in Brooklyn"
Enjoy my April optimism, lol.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Three weeks in
Well, three weeks into this movie and I have to say things look amazing. More importantly and interestingly we have had massive problems that should shut down days but become a rally cry for us. Loss of locations have been rampant in this production but every replacement has been better than the last. We bounce back quick as a team and regroup quickly. I have seen more pride and determination in these kids than I any production I have ever been associated with. CYPHER or outside work. Most people have gone beyond their jobs and have made this movie a collective vision, where sound, lights, camera, music and talent all merge and feed from each other. Never, and I can not stress, never have I seen a room of such varried people, growing towards each other and sharing ideas and fears. Never have a watched such a mix of chance, preperation and talent come together so well. My only regret is that we will have to one day finish this. I love making movies but I have never had a film who's world I want to stay with. I have never had actors who grow so much that i have to anticipate how much further I can push them. I have to contantly realize that tonight they will be stronger than this morning and can do more because of the strength of the other people around them feeding them. I try to find my actors limits in rehersals and I thought I had. Now I find that my cast and crew are only limited by my imagination. I am forced to step up the scenes and my direction take by take. Not scene by scene or day by day. Strangers falling in love with each other is an amazing feeling to watch and will show in the end.
Casting was crazy. I saw four Allisons before I met Lauren Kelston, http://www.myspace.com/kelst20
I opened the door and the character walked in and boy was she a character. Diggs http://www.bbauman.com/index.html wasn't a piece of cake either. The rest of the roles kind of fell right into place and we were off and shooting. April 1st, 2006 started this crazy journey that has been "Last Night in Brooklyn"
Enjoy my April optimism, lol.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Three weeks in
Well, three weeks into this movie and I have to say things look amazing. More importantly and interestingly we have had massive problems that should shut down days but become a rally cry for us. Loss of locations have been rampant in this production but every replacement has been better than the last. We bounce back quick as a team and regroup quickly. I have seen more pride and determination in these kids than I any production I have ever been associated with. CYPHER or outside work. Most people have gone beyond their jobs and have made this movie a collective vision, where sound, lights, camera, music and talent all merge and feed from each other. Never, and I can not stress, never have I seen a room of such varried people, growing towards each other and sharing ideas and fears. Never have a watched such a mix of chance, preperation and talent come together so well. My only regret is that we will have to one day finish this. I love making movies but I have never had a film who's world I want to stay with. I have never had actors who grow so much that i have to anticipate how much further I can push them. I have to contantly realize that tonight they will be stronger than this morning and can do more because of the strength of the other people around them feeding them. I try to find my actors limits in rehersals and I thought I had. Now I find that my cast and crew are only limited by my imagination. I am forced to step up the scenes and my direction take by take. Not scene by scene or day by day. Strangers falling in love with each other is an amazing feeling to watch and will show in the end.